England U21s Tickets Selling Well Friday, 11th Oct 2013 11:24 Town have sold more than 13,000 tickets for Tuesday’s England U21 international against Lithuania at Portman Road (KO 6pm) with plenty more fans expected to pay at the gate on the night. Skipper Carlos Edwards is expecting plenty of his team-mates to be amongst those at the match. “It’s a big coup for the club to host an England game,” the Trinidad and Tobago international told the club site. “I’m sure a lot of the lads will be going along to watch and show their support to the club in being the venue for an England international.” Tickets for the Lithuania game cost £10 for adults and £5 for concessions and can be bought online from ITFC Direct. A family ticket can be purchased for £20 by calling 0871 964 2116. Town are advising fans to arrive in good time given the early start and usual rush hour traffic congestion. Portman Road and Sir Alf Ramsey Way will be closed from 4.15pm to 8.15pm. Those attending will also be able to watch the England-Poland World Cup qualifier in Legends with kick-off at Wembley at 8pm. The U21s, who are now coached by Gareth Southgate, beat San Marino 4-0 away last night in the first of the two Euro 2015 qualifiers with Tottenham’s Harry Kane netting a hat-trick and Manchester United’s Michael Keane grabbing the other goal. The last U21 match at Portman Road was against Moldova in August 2006 and ended in a 2-2 draw with debutant Theo Walcott and David Nugent on the scoresheet. Prior to that, Town hosted the full England side in August 2003 when they defeated Croatia 3-1 in a friendly. Portman Road has also been the venue for England U21 matches against Switzerland (1980, 5-0), Romania (1985, 3-0), Albania (1989, 2-0) and the Czech Republic (1998, 0-1). An U23 side including ex-Blues boss Joe Royle drew 1-1 with Switzerland in 1971. In 2001/02, an England U19s squad including Town’s Darren Bent and Matt Bloomfield beat Germany 3-1. The ground also played host to a 1959 pre-Olympic Games friendly between Great Britain and the Caribbean FA ahead of the 1960 Games in Rome. U21s: Jonathan Bond (Watford), Jack Butland (Barnsley, on loan from Stoke City), George Long (Sheffield United), Eric Dier (Sporting Lisbon), Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal), Michael Keane (Manchester United), Jack Robinson (Blackpool, on loan from Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Southampton), John Stones (Everton), Tom Carroll (QPR, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Nathaniel Chalobah (Nottingham Forest, on loan from Chelsea), Will Hughes (Derby County), Ravel Morrison (West Ham United), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), Sammy Ameobi (Newcastle United), Tom Ince (Blackpool), Jesse Lingard (Birmingham City, on loan from Manchester United), Nathan Redmond (Norwich City), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Wilfried Zaha (Manchester United), Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Ings (Burnley), Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic, on loan from Manchester United).
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